It was a great night for Democrats in general, but especially in Arizona where Martha McSally’s hardline pro-Trump, anti-immigration campaign foundered and she also lost the seat in Congress she had vacated to make a Senate run, further increasing the Democrat majority in the House of Representatives which they now control for the first time since 2011.
Mid-terms pt I: Will healthcare deliver a blue wave?
Trump’s divisive rhetoric and a comparatively disciplined issues-driven campaign from the Democrats have presented voters with a stark choice in tomorrow’s mid-terms: turn out to vote because you fear a tidal wave of immigration and criminality, or go to the polls because you fear losing your access to affordable health care. Analysis conducted by Signify indicates that healthcare is more important to voters than any other issue and may swing results all over the country.